κατῶρυξ
κατῶρυξ
κατῶρυξ, υχος,
κατορύσσω
sunk or imbedded in the earth, ἀγορὴ λάεσσι κατωρυχέεσσʼ ἀραρυῖα (as if from κατωρυχής), Od.
underground, in caves, Aesch.; ἐκ κατώρυχος στέγης, i. e. from the grave, Soph.
as Subst., κατῶρυξ, a pit, cavern, Soph.
a buried treasure, Eur.